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Minnov8 Gang 275 – Just Pee in the Fountains

August 16, 2014 By Steve Borsch

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Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Viejito 2053 by Juan Oskar. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota’s Top Stories

  • HyperIQ Grows on Heels of Merger
  • Samsung has acquired SmartThings for a reported $200M
  • CenturyLink announces super-fast fiber Internet speed 
  • MentorMate Acquired by Taylor Corp
  • 2014 Titans of Technology honorees announced
  • Connected-car startup spun out of Best Buy raises $8M
    • What is OBD-II? 
    • Zubie
    • Cheap OBDII Scanner
    • AppCrawlr has many pages of OBD II compatible apps for iPhone/iPad, Android and Windows phone:
      • iPhone & iPad OBD II apps
      • Android OBD II apps
      • Windows Phone OBD II apps

Last Week’s Other Big Stories

  • Apple to Hold iPhone Event on Sept. 9
  • Justin.tv shuts down after 7 years amid reports Google is acquiring Twitch
  • Meet Peq, The Next Smart Home Hub
    • Look, Best Buy outed its Peq home automation hub on YouTube
    • iControl
    • Multimedia pioneer Marc Canter launches ThingFace venture for authoring Internet of Things apps
    • HomeGenie

Other Mentions

  • Raspberry Pi
  • Arduino
Steve’s Security Tip of the Week

When you are traveling, especially abroad, assume you will be pickpocketed (Steve was, in Rome, but in a rare development was saved by the Italian military police, the Carabinieri). Find out how to secure your cash, credit cards and what to do in the event you are pickpocketed!

  • Steve’s post: A Vacation in Rome: Angels, Demons and Dirt)
  • RickSteves.com has a wealth of information, including articles like:
    • Travel with a Money Belt: Your Portable Safe
    • Bank Card Precautions for Travelers
  • TripAdvisor Travel Forums (great tips and suggestions)
Gang’s “One Cool Thing of the Week”
  • Phil: Booster for Pivotal Tracker
  • Tim: littleBits
  • Graeme: Yo because of this WSJ article
  • Steve: OffMaps2  (uses OpenStreetMap)
Upcoming Events
  • INVESTyR’s Fundraising in the Digital Economy, 1st Tuesday of each month 3:30-4:30pm
  • Twin Cities Startup Week and Startup Weekend (tons of events – take the week off!)
  • “Gigabit Highway” conference, Minneapolis Sept. 2-4
  • Mobile Twin Cities, Smartwatches: Past, Present and Future Sept. 8th
  • MinneDemo 18, September 11th
  • MHTA Tekne Awards Finalist Announcements, Wed Sept 17th
  • Cyber Security Summit 2014, Oct 21st

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: Android, Apple, Best Buy, IoT, mobile

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